Boasting outrageous riches that will make your jaw drop, the world's 30 most-moneyed families are collectively worth nearly $315 trillion (£245tn).

Counting down from the 30th richest family to the wealthiest dynasty in the world, read on as we reveal the most affluent clans globally, based on their recent net worths as estimated by Forbes or Bloomberg, except where otherwise stated. 

This ranking doesn't include royal families, whose collective net worth is often impossible to pin down. All dollar values in US dollars.